Barriers, other security measures were implemented before Election Day

From government agencies to private citizens – many are organizing Election Day riots by boarding their buildings.

The Secret Service has confirmed that it is placing restrictions on major sites in the nation’s capital, including the White House and the vice president’s residence at the US Naval Observatory. Meanwhile, independent businesses in major cities, such as New York, Portland and Washington, DC, also followed suit by boarding their stores.

In a statement sent to Fox News Digital, the Secret Service said it is “working closely” with federal, state and local partners in the nation’s capital and Palm Beach County, Florida, to implement future “security and safety standards.” in Tuesday’s election. In addition to the White House and the Naval Observatory, the fence will block the Treasury Department in Washington, DC, and authorities have used bicycle barriers to strengthen the Capitol, according to the Washington Post.

Meanwhile, Howard University, where Harris will be attending on election night, will also see enhanced security measures, local DC police said.

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Individual states are also stepping up security efforts, including installing barriers, ahead of Tuesday’s election. In battleground Luzerene County in Pennsylvania, “barricades” have been placed at the county’s Bureau of Elections office – just one of several security measures taken by the office, according to the New York Times.

Meanwhile, in Massachusetts, more police officers are expected to be deployed to polling places on Election Day and the state is opening a Homeland Security Operations Center at the Massachusetts State Police headquarters in Farmington, according to a local news report.

On Friday, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee activated the National Guard to help respond to potential violence that “leads, continues, and may extend beyond Nov. 5.”

In addition to the government, photos and videos of businesses in DC, New York City and Portland, Oregon, have begun to appear on social media ahead of Tuesday’s election.

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“It’s ridiculous that we have to do this,” said Ebony Boger, who works in DC ABC 7 News. “It’s very cautious, and I can see why I was here four years ago, and it was crazy here. It’s not scary. I’m used to it. I think they should do it.”

A pedestrian walks past shops that are open for business but boarded up wood, near the White House, on Monday, Nov. 4, 2024.

“It’s sad that it has to come to that,” DC resident Lucas Argeles told local newspaper FOX 5. “I understand why store owners, especially local businesses, would want to do that. Even without the election, there were other situations where they were supposed to ride and they didn’t.” It’s sad It’s true.

The security measures come after the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security sent a series of letters to state and local election officials between September and October, warning that “election-related complaints” could encourage domestic extremists “to engage in violence.”

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Desiree Medina told the media that she is concerned about the possibility of violence, “given what happened last night.” (Fox 5 DC)

“[Domestic Violent Extremists] continue to create, exploit, and promote narratives about the electoral process or legal decisions involving political officials, and we are concerned that these complaints may motivate others [Domestic Violent Extremists] engaging in violence, as we saw during the 2020 election,” one of the letters read. It added that there is an “increasing risk” that some extremists may want to start a “civil war.”

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“At least as early as 2025, there’s a big risk that [Domestic Violent Extremists] may unite against ideological opponents, government officials, and law enforcement in an attempt to establish civil war.”